Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Testing Susceptible to Cefepime by Reference Methods | Zendy

Renata Cristina Picão | Zendy; Ronald N. Jones | Zendy; Rodrigo E. Mendes | Zendy; Mariana Castanheira | Zendy

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Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Testing Susceptible to Cefepime by Reference Methods

Author(s) -

Renata Cristina Picão,

Ronald N. Jones,

Rodrigo E. Mendes,

Mariana Castanheira

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00640-13

Subject(s) - cefepime , meropenem , klebsiella pneumoniae , broth microdilution , enterobacteriaceae , microbiology and biotechnology , ceftazidime , biology , cephalosporin , medicine , antibiotics , bacteria , imipenem , minimum inhibitory concentration , antibiotic resistance , escherichia coli , pseudomonas aeruginosa , biochemistry , genetics , gene

β-Lactam susceptibility of 499 Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae, determined by reference broth microdilution, demonstrated that 14.4% of isolates were categorized as cefepime susceptible according to current CLSI breakpoints. Ceftazidime- and meropenem-susceptible isolates were also observed (2.6 and 3.0%, respectively). Cefepime-susceptible KPC-producing isolates may confuse laboratory staff and clinicians in their therapeutic choices.

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